Iceland
Icelandic Rose Society (IRS)
c/o Horticultural Society of IcelandPO Box 1461
IS-121 Reykjavik
Iceland
Tel: +354 552 7721
Email: gardurinn@gardurinn.is
www.rosaklubbur.is
President - Mr. Samson B. Hardarson
The Icelandic Rose Society (IRS) is a division of the Horticultural Society of Iceland. The Horticultural Society was founded in 1885 and the IRS was founded in 2002. The IRS is also a member of Nordisk Rosenforening (Federation of Nordic Rose Societies.)
The IRS has a five member Board and a current membership of approximately 320. Meetings are held four to five times during the winter months to discuss roses and their cultivation. The Society also bulk orders roses from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, England and Canada for its members in the spring.
The Icelandic Rose Society does not hold rose shows but it does run rose trials and publishes the results on its website.
Fees: 500 krWhen the Roses Bloom
| Area & First Bloom Date | Main Bloom Date |
| Reykjavik - Zone 5-6 (USA Zone 3-4) - late June | July - August |
| Akureyri - Zone 5-6 (USA Zone 3-4) - late June | July - August |
Calendar of Rose Events - 2011
| C-convention F-festival L-lecture M-meeting R-rose show S-seminar T-trials |
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| February 16 | Reykjavik | M | Icelandic Rose Society | Annual General Meeting |
| April 7 | Reykjavik | M | Icelandic Rose Society | |
| May 18 | Hofdaskogur Rosarium | M | Icelandic Rose Society | |
| July 13 | Hofdaskogur Rosarium | M | Icelandic Rose Society | |
| July 21 | Reykjavik Botanical Garden | F | Icelandic Rose Society | Opening of rosarium in honour of Johann Palsson |
| October 20 | Reykjavik | M | Icelandic Rose Society |